
Franz PühringerBiologiezentrum, Oberösterr. Landesmuseum · Entomology
Franz Pühringer
MD MSc
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Introduction
Field of research: Lepidoptera, Sesiidae
Curator of the 'Checklist of Sesiidae of the world' (http://www.sesiidae.net/Checklst.htm)
Project manager of DNA barcoding project 'Global Sesiidae - Clearwing Moths of the World' (http://www.sesiidae.net/barcode.htm)
Profession: pathologist (incl. molecular pathology and microbiology)
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Publications (40)
A new genus, Barbasphecia gen. n. (type species B. hephaistos sp. n.), and two new species of Sesiini from Ghana, West Africa, are described, Barbasphecia hephaistos sp. n. (holotype male) and B. ares sp. n. (holotype female; both holotypes to be deposited in Tyrolean State Museum Ferdinandeum in Innsbruck, Austria). The foodplant of the former is...
A checklist of Sesiidae of the world provides 2453 names, 1562 of which are currently considered valid taxa (1 family, 2 subfamilies, 10 tribes, 149 genera, 1352 species, and 48 subspecies). Data concerning distribution, type species or type genus, designation, incorrect spelling and emendation, preoccupation and replacement names, synonyms and hom...
Detailed information to the biology of 34 species of clearwing moths is given. All species recorded in Upper Austria or supposed to occure are treated. Additional distribution maps of Europe and Austria are included. The work is based on a critical revision of a large amount of single publications and on personal observations.
The Butterflies and Moths of Upper Austria. Part 4: Noctuidae II (Lepidoptera).
The distribution of Noctuidae of Upper Austria is outlined, including locations of the rarer species, flight time, biology, and distribution in the vicinity of the country. Distribution maps of all species are given.
We here revise the genus Pyropteron Newman, 1832 using molecular and morphological analyses. Our data support the monophyly of Pyropteron with Synansphecia Căpușe, 1973 (syn. rev.) being its junior subjective synonym. Four taxa are described as new to science, Pyropteron minianiformis xerxes Bartsch, Pühringer, Lingenhöle & Kallies ssp. nov., Pyrop...
Am 3. September 2024 hat uns das älteste Mitglied der Entomologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Salzkammergut (Salzkammergut-Entomologenrunde) für immer verlassen. August
Pürstinger ...
A new species of Bembecia Hübner, [1819] (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) from Cyprus. Bembecia
aphrodite sp.n. from the Troodos Mountains (Cyprus) is described. The species belongs
to the B. scopigera group and is very closely related to B. priesneri Kallies, Petersen
& Riefenstahl, 1998, from which it is indistinguishable by genitalia. Morphologically
it...
Rediscovery of the eunival moth species Psodos wehrlii in South Tyrol after 86 years (Lepidoptera: Geometridae).
The alpine diurnal moth Psodos wehrlii Vorbrodt, 1918 was considered lost in its eastern sub-area since 1935. After decades of unsuccessful searches, the species was rediscovered in 2021 in the Stilfserjoch National Park 86 years later....
Detection of EGFR mutations from circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) from blood plasma represents a gentle, non-invasive alternative to rebiopsy and can therefore be used for therapy monitoring of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The aim of this project was to investigate whether the Reveal ctDNA™ 28 NGS assay (ArcherDX, Boulder, CO), has a c...
Stamnodes depeculata (Lederer, 1870) with the hitherto known most western distribution in Caucasus, East-Turkey and Iran, is recorded for the fi rst time from Greece, which is the fi rst record from Europe. Zusammenfassung. Stamnodes depeculata (Lederer, 1870) mit den bisher bekannten westlichsten Vorkommen im Kaukasus, der Osttürkei und dem Iran w...
Chamaesphecia gorbunovi ŠPATENKA, 1992 is recorded as new for Europe, where it has been confused with Chamaesphecia albiventris (LEDERER, 1853) up to now. At the moment it is known only from a few localities in the Greek mountains. Its host-plant in Europe is still unknown, but most likely a Scutellaria species as in Turkey and Transcaucasia. Data...
A critically annotated checklist of the clearwing moths (Sesiidae) of Crete is presented. For each species the localities known to the authors are listed, supplemented by notes on global distribution and ecology.
Specimens formerly recorded from Crete under the names of Chamaesphecia aerifrons (ZELLER, 1847) or Chamaesphecia alysoniformis (HERRICH-...
A list of Lepidoptera recorded from the nature preserve "Kremsauen" is published.
Key words : Austria, records.
3 species of clear wing moths (Sesiidae) have been recorded new for Austria since HUEMER & TARMANN (1993) published their list of butterflies and moths of Austria. A lot of new records for individual countries have been mentioned so far in several papers, but some have not yet been published. These all are summarized here to update the list of HUEM...
Distribution and biology of Synansphecia aistleitneri SPATENKA 1992 (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae). — The Spanish endemic clearwing moth Synansphecia aisdeitneri, which hitherto was known only from 2 specimens taken in the Sierra de Guillimona is reported from 2 further mountain ranges. The species is described in detail and the main differences compared...
Notes on the biology of Synansphecia kautzi (REISSER, 1930) (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae).
The biology of the clearwing moth Synansphecia kautzi, which is restricted to the Spanish Sierra Nevada and had not been found for almost 70 years, could be clarified. The larva lives in the root of Erodium petraeum crispum (Geraniaceae).
A list of 3750 literature references covering the Sesiidae of the world is presented, based on the Record of Zoological Literature, the Zoological Record and Lepidopterorum Catalogus, Pars 31, Aegeriidae (DALLA TORRE & STRAND 1925) as well as cross references found in the cited literature. K e y w o r d s : Lepidoptera, Sesiidae, world literature.
Pheromone attraction of European clear wing moths (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae). Lists of pheromone attraction of European clear wing moths - including attractive pheromones and time of attraction - to synthetic pheromone lures derived from MPI Seewiesen (Priesner) and IPO Wageningen (Griepink) are provided. The composition of the mentioned pheromones is...
A 1st Addendum to the Records of clear wing moths in Austria (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) is provided, compiling further 450 records from literature and several private and museum collections.
Chamaesphecia palustris Kautz 1927 and Paranthrene insolita Le Cerf 1914 are reported the first time from Carinthia, Southern Austria. The clear wing moth C. palustris was collected more than 50 years ago north of Klagenfurt and P. insolita in June 2000.
Synanthedon polaris (STAUDINGER 1877) (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) also in South Tyrol, Italy!
Among the material left by the late Dr. Ernst Priesner, the second author found a clearwing from a sticky trap set up in the Langtaufers-valley (South Tyrol, Italy) by G. Dobler in 1988. The first author dissected the specimen and confirmed that it was indeed...
The hitherto unknown male of Synansphecia kautzi (REISSER, 1930) (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae), collected by means of synthetic pheromones, is described and pictured. The locus typicus is made out as being the San Juan mountain west of Puerto de la Ragua in the Andalusian Sierra Nevada. S. kautzi seems to belong to the leucomelaena-group, the foodplant b...
The first records of the two clear-wing moths Synanthedon stomoxiformis (HÜBNER 1790) and S. cephiformis (OCHSENHEIMER 1808) for Salzburg are reported. Sesia bembeciformis (HÜBNER [1806]) - not yet recorded from Salzburg - was found just 1 km off the border in Upper Austria. The larvae and pupation tubes of S. stomoxiformis were found not only on F...
Two new forms of the clear-wing moth Synanthedon scoliaeformis (BORKHAUSEN 1789) from Upper Austria are described: f. aurea and f. aura.
The first records of the clear-wing moths Paranthrene insolita LE CERF 1914 and Bembecia albanensis (REBEL 1918) for Upper Austria are reported. The differences of the closely related species P. insolita and P. tabaniformis as well as B. albanensis and B. ichneumoniformis are briefly discussed.
Records of clear wing moths in Austria (Lepidoptera, Sesiidae) are compiled from ZOODAT (Zoogeographical Data bank of Austria, Linz), literature and several private and museum collections. 46 species of clear wing moths were found in Austria to date. 2 species (Bembecia megillaeformis and Pyropteron chrysidiformis) were not quoted occurring in Aust...
The first record of the clear-wing moth Chamaesphecia tenthrediniformis ([DENIS & SCHIFFERMÜLLER] 1775) for Upper Austria is reported. The differences of the two closely related species C. tenthrediniformis and empiformis as well as the biology of the former are discussed.
The first record of the clear-wing moth Synanthedon conopiformis (ESPER, 1782) for Salzburg is reported. The species was found by means of synthetical pheromones. Its biology is shortly discussed and the biotope is described.
Synanthedon soffneri SPATENKA 1983 is reported the first time from Upper Austria. The clear wing moth was found by means of synthetical pheromones. The history of its discovery and its biology are compiled. The biotope is discribed and the use of pheromone traps is discussed.
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Question (1)
Does it make sense to calculate genetic barcode distances using, for example, the K2P model (implemented e.g. in MEGA X)? For me barcode distances have always been merely the number of different nucleotid bases (in %, p-distance), regardless which amino acids they code for.